Charlotte, NC, April 5, 1876. (Mecklenburg County)
The Fancy Crown Cancel used on this Scott U-159 stationary was created by Postmaster Robert McDonald for the Centennial Celebration in Charlotte. The crown was used from April, 1875 until August, 1881.
Hillsboro, NC, May 27, 1861, Paid 3
Hillsboro, NC, May 27, 1861, Paid 3 (Orange County)
As the Civil War was beginning, Postmaster C. E. Parish found himself without stamps and created this provisional stamp, a simple slip of paper with a Paid handstamp. On May 27, North Carolina was an independent state, and the postage rate was still 3 cents. This is the only recorded example of this provisional.
Hillsboro, NC, June 29 Ca 1867
Hillsboro, NC, June 29 Ca 1867 (Orange County)This Scott #73 is tied to cover by a Type 6 CDS used by Postmaster Dennis Heart from 1866 until about 1870. The advertising cover of the North Carolina Military Academy must have carried an advertising circular to have used the two cent rate. Note the fancy cancel on the stamp.
Hillsboro, Orange County
Hillsboro, North Carolina, June 7, 1861. This Postmaster Provisional Scott #39X1 is the result of the postmaster not having Confederate stamps to sell and needed to provide postage. He struck a PAID handstamp on small slips of paper and sold them as stamps. Only one Confederate 5 -cent rate cover is recorded. The postmark is a Type 4, double circle datestamp with a Type 2, 5 rate marking use as a killer. One pre-war 3-cent example of this adhesive is known as well.
Asheville, Buncombe County
Asheville, North Carolina, August 26, 1867. This fancy killer of a shovel and pick ax was used to cancel and tie a 3 cent 1869 issue stamp to a United States Internal Revenue Official Cover. The Type 4 postmark was used from April,1869 until April 1877. This is the only recorded use of this Fancy Cancel.
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